South Alabama Jaguars at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
60 - 57
Fox carries South Alabama past Louisiana-Lafayette 60-57
Josh Ajayi had 13 points and 12 rebounds for South Alabama (8-6, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference). Trhae Mitchell added seven rebounds.
Chad Lott's jumper with 1:16 left gave the Jaguars a 60-54 lead. Cedric Russell cut it to three for Louisiana-Lafayette with a 3-pointer with 57 seconds left and Jalen Johnson missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied it with three seconds left.
Mylik Wilson had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns (5-9, 0-3), whose losing streak reached six games. Dou Gueye added 14 points and nine rebounds. Russell had 12 points and six assists.
Jalen Johnson was held to 4 points. The Ragin' Cajuns' leading scorer coming into the matchup at 16 points per game, he was 0 of 6 from 3-point range.
South Alabama plays Louisiana-Monroe on the road on Saturday. Louisiana-Lafayette plays Troy at home on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | John Pettway Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | John Pettway Block. | 60 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jalen Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 57 |
Statistics
 USA |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-49 | FG | 19-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 12-41 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-17 | FT | 7-8 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,256 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |